It's incredible to see how far the most popular fighting game ever has come in 30 years

It was groundbreaking at the time, both visually and in terms of what you could do. 30 years later, and the concept is still wildly popular. It’s also much, much prettier.

You probably know “Street Fighter,” even if you’ve never played one of the games. It’s the classic franchise where characters don’t just punch and kick each other, but also throw fireballs and other such madness: the classic “hadoken” move, for instance (pictured below).

This is “Street Fighter 2.” It’s the game that turned “Street Fighter” into a worldwide phenomenon, and helped boost the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis into ubiquity: